Kevin Durant talked about imagining Suns rookie Ryan Dunn in the All-Star Game after going against him on Sunday.
Devin Booker and Bradley Beal combined for 61 points but the Phoenix Suns were dominated by the Toronto Raptors in a wire-to-wire 127-109 loss. Booker and Beal’s output was pretty much all Phoenix got.
The Phoenix Suns (26-29) continue their road trip Saturday afternoon against the Chicago Bulls (22-34) at United Center in a game that will air on Arizona's Family (3TV in Phoenix), at 3 p.m. MST. Both teams are mired in losing streaks.
Here are takeaways from Sunday's loss as the Suns (27-30) conclude their four-game stretch after the All-Star break Tuesday against Memphis (37-19). The Grizzlies are 2-0 against Phoenix this season. The Raptors (18-39) knocked out the Suns with a barrage of 3s after clinging to a two-point lead.
Devin Booker headlines the Phoenix Suns' latest injury report ahead of Wednesday night's matchup against the Houston Rockets.
Suns coach Mike Budenholzer benched Beal back on Jan. 6 at Philadelphia and replaced him with rookie Ryan Dunn. Beal hadn't come off the bench since his fourth NBA season in 2015-16, but is now back in the starting lineup along with Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Kevin Durant and Nick Richards.
Beal is the third option, but if the Suns move the ball and move bodies, he can be the one who gets open looks off how the defense reacts to Durant and Booker. On Beal’s dagger 3, Chicago chose to double Durant essentially at half court.
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